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Latin and Greek Roots

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The activities are based on the text: Mahnke, M. K, & Duffy, C. (1996). The Heinemann ELT TOEFL Preparation Course. Oxford, UK: Heinemann.

 

Directions:

  1. From the RESOURCES below, find additional example words and give a definition for the additional example words you found using the meaning given for the root or prefix.
  2. Click EDIT PAGE (top).
  3. Copy (CTRL+C) the information from the resource and paste (CTRL+V) it into the table in the Wiki.

 

RESOURCES:

 

Dictionary of Latin & Greek Words in Modern English Vocabulary (Put the prefix or root in the search area to find many words and definitions for it.)

Focusing On Words (searchable database of words of Latin and Greek origin, includes definitions for roots, prefixes, and suffixes)

Greek and Latin ROOTS of English (download; searchable for roots and prefixes/suffixes; quizzes included)

 

EXAMPLE:

Latin root

Area of meaning

Example words

Definition using the root meaning

Additional Example Words

Definition using the root meaning

belli-

war

belligerent

ready to fight

 rebellious

 ready to fight; resisting

   

rebellion

armed resistance to authority

   
   

bellicose

warlike

   

 

 

GROUP 1

Latin root

Area of meaning

Example Words

Additional Example Words

Definition using the root meaning

act

do

action
react

 

 Yoshinori

 

 ???

agro

field

agriculture
agrarian

 Yoshinori

 

 

 ???

anthr

human

anthropology

philanthropist

 Ayumi

anthropocentric,

anthropoid,

 regarding  humankind as the central,

resembling a human being in form

aqua

water

aquarium
aqueous

 Ayumi

 aquatic,aquacade

 

 relating to water,

a spectacle involving swimming and diving

arch

chief

monarch
architect

 Gabriel  
     

 archbbey (sp?)
archabbey

 

The head abbey of a Benedictine congregation
      archangel An angel of the highest rank
      archbishop A bishop of the highest rank, who heads an archdiocese or an ecclesiastical province
     
archenemy

A chief enemy; someone’s main or worst enemy
     
archrival

Someone’s main, chief, or most dangerous rival

art

skill

artist
artisan
artifact

Gabriel 
artificial

 Made by human skill; Imitation; simulated

      artillery Large-caliber weapons; The science of the use of guns
      artiste (sp?) A public performer
      artistry A superior skill that a person can learn by study and practice and observation
      artificially Not according to nature; not genuine or natural

biblio

book

bibliography

 

 Carlos

 

 ???

 

GROUP 2

 

Latin root

Area of meaning

Example Words

Additional Example Words

Definition using the root meaning

bio

 

 

 

 Pape

 

 ???

cede, ceed

 

 

 

 Pape

 

 ???

cert

 sure

 certain, certify, certificate

 

Maria 
certification, certitude, certainly, concern, concerned

 

 no doubts about something; known, fixed

chron

 time

 chronological, synchronize

 Maria

 chronology, chronogram, chronogrammatic, chronometer, synchronization

 

 Arranged in the order of time sequence or occurrence; relating to or dealing with chronology; to coincide in point of time; simultaneous

clar

 clear

 clarify, declare

 Yunmi

                   clarification

 

clarity

 

 something that it makes easier to understand,usually by explaining it in more detail

 the ability to think clearly, the quality of being clear in outline or sound

cogn

 know

 

 recognize, cognition

 

Yunmi
cognizance

 

cognitive

 knowledge or understanding

relating to the mental process involved in knowing, learning and understanding thing

corp

 body

 corporation

corpus

corpse

 Min Kyung

corpulent

 

fat;fleshy;obese


cum

 

 heap

 cumulative

accumulate

Min Kyung 
cumbersome

large and heavy;difficult to carry

 

 

GROUP 3

 

Latin root

Area of meaning

Example Words

Additional Example Words

Definition using the root meaning

dem

 people

 democracy,demography

Kaori

demonstration

 

  demarcation

 an act of showing that something exists or

is true by giving proof or evidence.

 

the action of fixing the boundary or limits of

something .

dict

 speak

 dictate,predict,verdict

Kaori

dictator

 

              diction

 

 a ruler with total power over a country.

 

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

don, donat

 give

 donation, pardon, donate

 

Helena 
doromania, doromaniac

 

 A compulsior to five present. ????

duct

 lead

 conduct, educate

 

Helena
 induce,  induced

 

 To lead(a person),by persuasion or some influence or motive

fac, fact

 do, make

factory, 

manufacture 

 

Jung Won 
facsimile

 

 an copy or imitation of it.

fer

 bear, carry

transfer,

ferry  

Jung Won 
transport

a system for taking people or goods

from one place to another

fig

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gen

       

 

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